ARCHIVE October, 2012

This morning’s scripture from Mark is one that speaks to our age and to our circumstances certainly as much as it spoke to the age in which it was written. Two of the disciples, John and James, defined as the Sons of Zebedee vie for a prestigious position of respect and authority when Christ comes […]

Years back, in college, we had a catering company called Slater Foods. They prepared all the food for all the students on the meal plan, which were all the freshmen and sophomores back then and any upperclassmen who didn’t know any better. Freshmen and sophomores didn’t have a choice. We had to live on campus, […]

This is a humbling passage for me. Jesus is saying quite clearly to his petty and quarrelsome disciples; “Quit worrying about who has the power to do what and find ways to empower others to do the work you’ve been called to do.” Well, at least that’s my take on it. I feel a little […]